An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

An Lingrong stared at the chrysanthemums undulating in the wind outside the window. The light fragrance smelled very comfortable.

She relaxed, her dark eyes bright: "Sister Mei, the emperor's birthday will be in a few days. What should we give him?"

Concubine Hui said: "This world belongs to the emperor, I think there is no need to give expensive things, just gifts that are relatively unique and can express your feelings.

An Lingrong said: "A few days ago, I asked Sister Zhen and she said that she would give the emperor a robe.

Naturally, the things I want to give have to be less conspicuous than those given by my sisters, so as not to disappoint the emperor. "

Hui Bin said: "Look what you said, you are the most popular person in the palace now. Everyone says that Mr. Li is favored now. You can give him whatever you want, don't think too much."

An Lingrong: "It's because the two sisters didn't want to see the emperor, so I took advantage of it. I'll come back to sister Mei later, and I'll go prepare gifts for the emperor first."

For several days, An Lingrong did not receive the notice of the emperor's summons. She guessed that either the emperor relented and gave in, or Nian Gengyao saw that the emperor's birthday was approaching and was unwilling to cause trouble and started a war.

An Lingrong stayed quietly in Yanxi Palace for some time. She thought that the emperor's waist had lost a lot of weight, so she would make him a belt with a not complicated pattern. It would be practical and would not compete with other concubines. Concubine's limelight.

A few days passed by, and the emperor's birthday arrived in the blink of an eye.

The Emperor's birthday is also known as the "Wanshou Festival", which means "Longevity without Borders".

On this day, the whole world celebrates and the world is amnesty!

Hundreds of officials presented birthday gifts, and then the emperor hosted a banquet for all officials. In the evening, the emperor held a palace banquet in Kunning Palace. The banquet was attended by the queen mother, empress, concubines in the harem, as well as close relatives such as Guojun Wang Yunli, Qinghe Wang Xuanqing, and their mothers and empresses. Royal family, also known as family dinner.

At the beginning of the dinner, each concubine began to take turns presenting birthday gifts to the emperor.

The queen presented a pair of East China Sea unicorns, the concubine Hui presented a golden coral tree, and An Lingrong presented a handmade belt...

An Lingrong thought to herself: There is no comparison with Hui Concubine. She was born into a wealthy family and could not even look down upon the monthly silver coins issued by the palace. She brought all the food and clothing expenses into the palace from her own home.

Concubine Wan approached the emperor. She was carrying a bright and eye-catching plaid gift box with three "hibiscus flowers" inlaid on it.

Hibiscus is a small tree, but its flowers are large and bright in color, representing chastity and devotion.

This is a gift with ulterior motives!

An Lingrong recalled that previously, when the concubine Guan and Jin held the canonization ceremony, they went to the Queen's Palace to listen to the training and found that the auspicious clothes sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the canonization were broken.

Due to the rush of time, the top priority was to solve the problem of Ji's clothing. Manager Jiang of the Ministry of Internal Affairs lent a piece of clothing to Wan Bin.

When An Lingrong saw the clothes in Broken Yuxuan, he immediately felt familiar. Finally, he remembered that they were Queen Chunyuan's old clothes, so he told Wan Bin in advance, so that Wan Bin didn't make a big mistake.

Concubine Wan did not know that this was Chun Yuan's old costume, nor did she know that the queen deliberately destroyed her costume, hoping that she would make a fool of herself during the canonization ceremony.

An Lingrong woke her up in advance, allowing Wanbi to escape, and told her that Emperor Chunyuan's flower-like plum blossoms could take this opportunity to give the emperor a special gift.

The emperor opened the gift box. It was a set of "casual clothes", and it was for couples.

The emperor was slightly stunned, then picked up the sapphire blue robe and coat. The collar was slightly sharp at both corners. It was made of azurite with gold edges and horse-hoove sleeves. It was just suitable for this season.

Below is a women's bright red kimono with a particularly large "hibiscus" embroidered in the center. The hem and back are decorated with small plum blossoms, and the criss-crossing red gold threads form a neat pattern. The latticework sets off the small plum blossoms, and when illuminated by the white candlelight, it is overflowing with color and beautiful.

"Wow~~How long does it take to make this dress? The workmanship is so delicate." Even the Queen couldn't help but admire it when she saw it.

An Lingrong pursed her lips and smiled. She completed the embroidery of the hibiscus flower alone, and then gave the largest hibiscus flower to Wan Bin to make a complete set of clothes.

The emperor couldn't put it down after seeing it. He touched the hibiscus with his bare hands and exclaimed: "Great craftsmanship. Concubine Wan is thoughtful. This hibiscus flower is embroidered very realistically."

Concubine Wan smiled and said: "Back to the emperor, the hibiscus flower in the center was embroidered by noble Li, and the little flowers on the back were embroidered by concubine."

The emperor was very happy: "Yes, yes, Li Guiren's embroidery work is extremely outstanding, Wan's concubine's embroidery is even more touching, this small flower is more difficult, and everyone will be rewarded."

An Lingrong thanked him.

[Note: The emperor's clothes are divided into three types: formal clothes, auspicious clothes and casual clothes. (1) Dress includes court clothes, court crowns, end caps, gongfu and patchwork clothes. Court uniforms are worn during major ceremonies and come in four distinct colors: yellow, blue, red and moon white, corresponding to different activities. Wear red when the sun rises, blue when praying for grains and offering sacrifices, white when the moon sets, and bright yellow on other occasions. (2) Jifu includes Jifu crown, dragon robe and dragon coat. The dragon robe is a full-body robe with upper and lower parts attached. When wearing the dragon robe, you must wear an auspicious crown, tie an auspicious belt and hang court beads. The dragon robe is mainly bright yellow, but can also be used in colors such as golden, apricot and so on. Each dragon robe is embroidered with nine dragons. The style of the dragon gown is a robe with a round collar, double lapel, left and right vents, and straight sleeves. (3) Casual clothes, that is, regular clothes, no special requirements, for daily wear. 】

An Lingrong suddenly heard the sound of firecrackers coming from the door. It was the palace banquet that had begun. The noise and music in the palace stopped. King Guo raised his glass to toast the emperor, while King Qinghe sat next to him and booed. The queen and the queen mother were smiling. While chatting, Wan Bin put the newly served five-nut crispy rice cake into Hui Bin's bowl, and it was a happy scene.

An Lingrong took a bite of the crispy rice cake handed over by Wanbi. It was crispy and fragrant, melted in the mouth, soft and delicious.

Large and small plates were brought up, and the emperor asked everyone to drink Jiuqu wine with him. This wine was very strong. An Lingrong only took a small sip and put down the glass.

At this time, she saw Su Peisheng coming in from outside, walked up to the emperor, leaned down and whispered a few words.

The emperor frowned lightly, then stood up and said to everyone: "I left the table for a moment, but Gengyao is still kneeling outside this year. We cannot neglect him on this happy day."

The emperor took the wine and left the palace. An Lingrong looked out through the gate and saw Nian Gengyao kneeling on the ground.

As soon as he saw the emperor, he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, today is your happy day. The whole world celebrates it, and I wish the emperor a long life."

The emperor said: "Come and have a drink with me."

Nian Gengyao said: "I can't afford to be a humble minister. On the day of the Emperor's great joy, my sister is still suffering in the cold palace. Today, I would like to ask the emperor to see that I have served the Qing Dynasty for many years and let my sister out of the cold palace and pardon her." ."

An Lingrong thought to himself: He really is determined not to give up until he reaches the Yellow River!

The emperor silently drank the wine in the glass and said gently: "Concubine Hua is arrogant and domineering, so let her think about her past in the cold palace. You don't need to worry about her. There is good food and drink in the cold palace, and there is someone dedicated to serve her."

The concubine Jing, the empress, concubine Hui, concubine Guan and others all followed.

An Lingrong saw something was wrong and went out to watch the fun.